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Want to Raise MS and HS Achievement at No Cost? Start Classes at 8:30, or Later

Adams: Letting kids sleep in improves attendance and reduces suspensions, meaning higher grades and test scores. So why do NYC schools begin earlier?

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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I Could Get a Spanish Tutor for My Daughter. Why I’m Letting Her Fail Instead

Adams: Going for help outside the classroom would let the school, and NYC, off the hook for not providing the education all kids are promised

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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How Black Families Can Fight for Fair Discipline in School

Restorative justice is a growing alternative to the zero-tolerance policies and educator bias that disproportionately hurt students of color.

Brittany Talissa King, GreatSchools.org
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Review: Why You Should Buy into the ‘Sold a Story’ Podcast

Malkus: 'Sold a Story' gives frustrated parents of struggling readers good questions to ask and the courage to demand better instruction

Nat Malkus
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5 Tips for Parents of New Kindergartners Who Are Younger Than Their Classmates

Gregory Fabiano, The Conversation

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A Mom鈥檚 View: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Says He 鈥楬ates鈥� Charter Schools. We Need Less Hate and More Hope for Our Kids鈥� Education

Gloria Alfinez
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Mashea Ashton
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Roicki 鈥� For the Kids to Succeed in My Math Class, I Needed to Build Relationships. Here鈥檚 the Formula I Used: Teacher + Students = Team

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A Low-Stress Cure for Overparenting That鈥檚 Good for Parent and Child: Letting Your Kids Travel Independently

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Godbey: College Admissions Are Complicated Enough, but Returning as an Adult Learner Adds Extra Complexity. 5 Must-Ask Questions for Adults Thinking of Pursuing a Bachelor鈥檚

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A Teacher鈥檚 Tip: Want to Foster a Love of Reading? Let Students Pick Their Own Books. Giving My Kids Voice & Choice Changed My Classroom

Beth Jarzabek
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NYC Has a Gifted Education Crisis. Amid Calls to Expand and Diversify Testing, a More Shocking Stat: 78 Percent of Kids Who Qualify Are Denied Seats at Top Schools

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Parent鈥檚 Perspective: I Want to Send My Son to an NYC Charter School, but There Aren鈥檛 Enough Seats to Go Around. Please Lift the Cap to Help Families Like Mine

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Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
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McKenna: Many Families Aren鈥檛 Sending Their Kids to Small Liberal Arts Colleges Anymore. Mine Isn鈥檛, Either. Here鈥檚 Why

Laura McKenna
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Adams: Everything NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Doesn鈥檛 Understand About His Own District鈥檚 Gifted & Talented Program

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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A Mother鈥檚 Plea: My Son Was Bullied for Having Special Needs. His San Diego Charter School Saved Him. Now, Please Save His School

Wilhelmina Bradley
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Hawkins: Red Tape or Red Herring? Minnesota Paperwork Push Mounts a Stealth Attack on the Rights of Children With Disabilities

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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Kenya Bradshaw
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Allen: It鈥檚 #LoveTeaching Week. Here鈥檚 Why I Became a Teacher 鈥� and How One Philadelphia Summer School Student Became My Inspiration

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Vesia Wilson-Hawkins
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Commentary: Mentoring Can Be a Powerful Force in Kids鈥� Lives. Here Are 3 Ways Mentorships Benefit Students 鈥� and 3 Benefits for Teachers

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